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Internet Explorer localStorage polyfill
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//
// Internet Explorer localStorage polyfill
// MIT-style license. Copyright 2012 Matt V. Murphy
//
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(function(window, document) {
"use strict";
var userData, attr, attributes;
if (!window.localStorage && (userData = document.body) && userData.addBehavior) {
if (userData.addBehavior("#default#userdata")) {
userData.load((attr = "localStorage"));
attributes = userData.XMLDocument.documentElement.attributes;
window.localStorage = {
"length" : attributes.length,
"key" : function(idx) { return (idx >= this.length) ? null : attributes[idx].name; },
"getItem" : function(key) { return userData.getAttribute(key); },
"setItem" : function(key, value) {
userData.setAttribute(key, value);
userData.save(attr);
this.length += ((userData.getAttribute(key) === null) ? 1 : 0);
},
"removeItem" : function(key) {
if (userData.getAttribute(key) !== null) {
userData.removeAttribute(key);
userData.save(attr);
this.length = Math.max(0, this.length - 1);
}
},
"clear" : function() {
while (this.length) { userData.removeAttribute(attributes[--this.length].name); }
userData.save(attr);
}
};
}
}
})(this, this.document);
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